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VGA TO VIDEO—PORTABLE PLUS
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Contents
Chapter Page
1. Specifications ....................................................................................... 3
2. Introduction ........................................................................................ 4
2.1 Introduction to Video Standards .............................................. 4
2.2 Hotkeys and TSR Programs....................................................... 5
2.3 VGA to Video—Portable Plus ................................................... 5
2.4 The Complete Package.............................................................. 6
3. Installation ........................................................................................... 8
3.1 Hardware Installation ................................................................ 8
3.2 Software Installation .................................................................. 9
3.3 Hotkey Control ..........................................................................11
3.4 Screen Movement ......................................................................11
3.5 Command Functions .................................................................12
3.6 Installation Tips .........................................................................13
4. Troubleshooting..................................................................................14
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CHAPTER 1: Specifications
1. Specifications
System Requirements — PC or Outputs —
compatible with VGA card,
MS-DOS® 3.0 or higher, 640K • Output 1: Pass-through for local
memory or larger monitor, HD15S
Inputs —
Display Speed — Real time
• Analog RGB signal from
notebook PC Drivers — Windows™ 3.1
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2. Introduction
The VGA to Video—Portable Plus 2.1 Introduction to Video Standards
gives you the capability to display
computer-generated text and images The VGA to Video—Portable Plus
on large television displays without takes your computer’s VGA video
the hassle and expense of extra signals and turns them into standard
monitors. Even the novice can television signals.
record computer generated
presentations or animations to video 2.1.1 TELEVISION
tape.
Most video systems use AV
You can use the unit in the home composite signal or S-Video signal to
or office for business or pleasure. At carry image data. The standard in
the office, the VGA to Video— the U.S. is NTSC, named for the
Portable Plus is great for presenting National Television Standard
graphs, spreadsheets, training Committee, the organization that
sessions, and business presentations. specified the television standard
At home, the VGA to Video— used in North America and several
Portable Plus is perfect for other countries. The NTSC
displaying computer games on a standard uses 525 lines, 60 frames
large TV screen. The VGA to per second, and 2 frames per field.
Video—Portable Plus is the ultimate
link to video for the DOS or
Windows user.
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• Vertical frequency
2.3 VGA to Video—Portable Plus
- VGA: 70.0 KHz The VGA to Video—Portable Plus
- TV: 60.0 KHz works as an interface between the
VGA signals of your PC and the
• Interlace vs. Non-Interlace video signal that your TV accepts.
The VGA to Video—Portable Plus
- VGA: Non-Interlace converts the VGA signal to standard
TV (NTSC) signal. The VGA to
- TV: Interlace Video—Portable Plus consists of two
parts:
You can see from the information
above that the image quality of VGA • VGA to Video—Portable Plus
is superior to TV quality. Encoder Box
• VGA to Video—Portable Plus
“flicfree” software
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3. Installation
3.1 Hardware Installation NOTE
Follow these steps to install the VGA Use the S-Video input if your
TV has one. S-Video is a new
to Video—Portable Plus encoder
standard for video in which
box. the Luminance and
Chrominance elements of a
1. Turn off the power to your PC. video signal are isolated from
each other, resulting in a
2. Connect the VGA to Video— clear image with significantly
Portable Plus encoder box to the higher resolution.
15-pin port on your PC’s VGA
card with the cable marked item 5. Connect the AC power adapter
#5 in Fig. 2-1 and connect to the to the VGA to Video—Portable
“VGA IN” port on the unit. Plus unit.
3. Connect your VGA monitor 6. Turn ON the power of your PC.
cable to the “VGA OUT” port on
the unit. 7. Turn ON the power of your
TV set. Switch the TV/VIDEO
4. Connect the VGA to Video— channel or input selector to
Portable Plus encoder box to VIDEO.
your TV with one of the two
video cables provided. NOTE
• Composite output: AV cable If your TV has only a UHF or
to video input of your TV VHF antenna connector, you
will need to convert the
• S-Video output: S-Video cable video signal through a VCR
or an RF modulator. Switch
to video input of your TV the VCR’s input to LINE-IN
and turn the TV channel to 3
or 4.
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TELEVISION VGA
MONITOR
PC
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NOTE
Multi-system TV accepts
60 Hz (NTSC) vertical
frequen-cy. Most standard
U.S. TVs are 60 Hz (NTSC).
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C:>cd\<enter>
C:>copy con:FLIC.BAT<enter>
cd c:\flicfree<enter>
flicfree<enter>
cd c:\<enter>
Press <F6> followed by <enter>.
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4. Troubleshooting
Problem: Nothing is displayed on Problem: The top and bottom of
the TV. the display is clipped for 640 x 480
NTSC mode.
Solution:
Solution: The TV’s NTSC mode
A. Make sure the power adapter cannot display widely enough for the
is connected to the VGA to VGA mode with 480 horizontal lines.
Video—Portable Plus. The TV can only display 470 lines.
You can use the VGA to Video—
B. Make sure you selected “Video” Portable Plus advanced functions to
input on your TV, or that you position the display up, down, left,
selected the proper channel for or right on the TV for the best view.
video display.
Problem: Flicker or blinking on TV.
C. Make sure that the VGA to
Video—Portable Plus cables are Solution:
plugged firmly into your VGA
connector. A. The hard drive may be
processing data. When the drive
D. Make sure the video cable is
is finished, flickers and blinking
firmly connected to the VGA to
will disappear.
Video—Portable Plus and the
TV set. B. The flicfree driver may conflict
with other TSR programs, such
E. You might have released the
as HIMEM.SYS, installed with
FLICFREE driver.
DOS Config.sys. Remove other
Problem: Some characters change TSR programs.
color while switching to TV mode.
Problem: Ghost or crosstalk in text
and color border.
Solution: Switch to TV mode before
activating application software.
Solution: Because the computer
displays faster than the TV does, the
ghosting may appear while the VGA
to Video—Portable Plus transfers
signals from higher speed VGA
signal. You may wish to use the S-
Video port instead of the AV port if
the TV supports S-Video.
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Numbers R
640 x 480 NTSC mode, 15 RAM, 6
640 x 480 resolution, 5 Random Access Memory, 6
D S
DOS, 5, 6, 14 S-Video, 5, 7, 9, 16
DOS Config.sys, 16 SideKick, 6
F T
FLICFREE, 7, 10 TSR, 16
TSR (Terminated, Stay
H and Resident), 6
HIMEM.SYS, 16 U
Hotkey, 12
UHF, 9
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Multi-system TV, 11
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VGA, 12
N VGA (Video Graphics Array), 5
VHF , 9
NTSC, 11, 12, 15
NTSC (National Television Standard W
Committee), 5
Windows, 5, 13
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